Environment in China

3,891 indicators covering environment for China.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 303,296 t 2024 up 218.3% 3rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 277,040 1000 USD 2024 up 95.6% 3rd
Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 7,647 1000 USD 2024 up 163.6% 41st
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 93.8% 2024 up 13.1% 87th
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 30.67 million people 2024 down 69.4% 2nd
Grassland — Area from MODIS 277,032 1000 ha 2024 down 2.8% 1st
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 139,619 1000 ha 2024 up 1.7% 2nd
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 16,225 1000 ha 2024 up 6.8% 1st
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 270,880 1000 ha 2024 up 2.4% 4th
Mangroves — Area from MODIS 574.09 1000 ha 2024 up 18.9% 12th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 1,074 1000 ha 2024 down 29.4% 37th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 2,315 1000 ha 2024 up 19.9% 4th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 220,023 1000 ha 2024 down 0.9% 1st
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 2,848 1000 ha 2024 down 9.2% 6th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 8,896 1000 ha 2024 up 4.1% 6th
Temporary crops — Area 84,927 1000 ha 2024 down 4.5% 4th
Temporary fallow — Area 12,186 1000 ha 2024 down 15.2% 4th
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 11,948 1000 ha 2024 down 9.6% 3rd
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 211,275 t 2024 up 195.8% 2nd
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 113,780 1000 USD 2024 up 77.9% 2nd
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 3.60 million m3 2024 up 15.6% 1st
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 1.27 million 1000 USD 2024 down 13.3% 2nd
Case materials — Import quantity 8.26 million t 2024 up 981.2% 1st
Case materials — Import value 3.56 million 1000 USD 2024 up 520.4% 1st
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 6.89 million 1000 USD 2024 up 54.4% 1st
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 10.16 million t 2024 up 318.7% 1st
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 5.46 million 1000 USD 2024 up 98.9% 1st
Cartonboard — Import quantity 922,834 t 2024 down 17.8% 5th
Cartonboard — Import value 1.12 million 1000 USD 2024 down 27.7% 5th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 23.58 million 1000 USD 2024 up 3.3% 1st
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0239 m3 per person 2024 up 27.6% 60th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.3% 74th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 179,764 1000 USD 2024 up 0.3% 8th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 172,117 1000 USD 2024 down 2.4% 2nd
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5.98 million t 2024 up 69.7% 4th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 5.34 million 1000 USD 2024 up 48.1% 4th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 10.61 million 1000 USD 2024 up 70.3% 1st
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 759,757 t 2024 up 62.6% 2nd
Wrapping papers — Import value 668,946 1000 USD 2024 up 19.0% 3rd
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 22.34 million 1000 USD 2024 up 64.6% 1st
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 124,759 1000 USD 2024 up 152.4% 13th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0996 t per person 2024 up 25.6% 19th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.5% 8th
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 506,204 t 2024 up 65.3% 5th
Wrapping papers — Export value 640,872 1000 USD 2024 up 43.0% 6th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 109,963 1000 USD 2024 down 20.3% 11th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 383,944 1000 USD 2024 down 30.8% 9th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 399,801 1000 USD 2024 up 13.9% 10th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 563,919 1000 USD 2024 down 15.9% 17th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0806 t per person 2024 up 38.1% 17th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.2% 7th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 2.4% 66th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 2.35 million 1000 USD 2024 down 24.4% 9th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 976,946 1000 USD 2024 down 35.4% 7th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 485,648 1000 USD 2024 down 32.9% 4th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 234,730 1000 USD 2024 up 30.4% 18th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 1.12 million t 2024 down 81.7% 8th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 344,218 t 2024 up 174.6% 2nd
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 244,277 1000 USD 2024 down 17.1% 2nd
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 21.98 2021 down 52.0% 20th